# Te system

> Te system: 30 accepted literature values (crystal structure 30) and 0 calculated phase diagram(s) from ORCHID, each value with evidence class, source, page and quote.

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30 accepted literature values from 9 paper(s) (experimental 14, model 3, DFT 13); 0 calculated phase diagram(s).

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Table: Accepted values by evidence class

| Evidence class | Values |
|---|---:|
| experimental | 14 |
| model | 3 |
| DFT | 13 |

Table: Accepted values by property group

| Property group | Values |
|---|---:|
| crystal structure | 30 |

## Other properties

### Crystal structure (30)

Table: Crystal structure, Te system

| Property | Value | T (K) | Phases / composition | Class | Source | Location | Quote |
|---|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lattice a | 4.499 Å | 0 | (Te); _(Te): Te 1_ | DFT | [1] Ghamri 2013 | Table 1, p. 2, row 9; `ORC-R27ITJQCML.baae0e` |  |
| Lattice a | 3.846 Å | 0 | BCC_A2-Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [2] Arvhult 2018 | Table 4, p. 5, row 18; `ORC-5MRF774J4M` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.832 Å | 0 | FCC_A1-Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [2] Arvhult 2018 | Table 4, p. 5, row 17; `ORC-KQ3FGI2VDB` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.06 Å | 0 | HCP_A3-Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [3] Arvhult 2019 | Table 5, p. 7, row 5; `ORC-24NZC5MNYY.67169a` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.513 Å | 0 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [4] Bennoui 2022 | Table 1, p. 3, row 23; `ORC-2TJ7QLAKLV.07cbb5` |  |
| Lattice a | 5.183 Å | 0 | ε - Te2; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [2] Arvhult 2018 | Table 4, p. 5, row 15; `ORC-MO2QGJK6JJ.a47c64` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.453 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [5] Zhou 2024; _cites Bradley 1924_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1080/14786442408634511) | Table 1, p. 2, row 3; `ORC-B6J3BXLPJP.83b320` |  |
| Lattice a | 0.445 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [6] Shi 2019; _cites Prabhu 1990_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02841706) | Table 2, p. 3, row 9; `ORC-KS6MSBQ5NN.39617f` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.456 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _(Te): Te 1_ | experimental | [1] Ghamri 2013; _cites Adenis 1989_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270188014453) | Table 1, p. 2, row 8; `ORC-TBWNWKDUSP.8fd57b` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.466 Å | 298.15 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [3] Arvhult 2019; _cites Adenis 1989_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270188014453) | Table 1, p. 3, row 11; `ORC-7QL7HRWDMW.708097` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.4566 Å | 298.15 | Te; _Te: Te 1_ | model | [7] Thi 2015; _cites Massalski 1990_ | Table 2, p. 4, row 11; `ORC-DIG7XMKEQL.8d6e43` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.44 Å | 298.15 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [4] Bennoui 2022; _cites Ohmasa 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1143/jpsj.64.4766) | Table 1, p. 3, row 22; `ORC-WWYRHZJUXS.79757e` |  |
| Lattice a | 4.45 Å | 298.15 | hex(Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [8] Cui 2023; _cites Cherin 1967_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0365110x6700341x) | Table 1, p. 2, row 6; `ORC-4TRLPVSQ75.661390` |  |
| Lattice b | 4.513 Å | 0 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [4] Bennoui 2022 | Table 1, p. 3, row 23; `ORC-2TJ7QLAKLV.df17a1` |  |
| Lattice b | 7.53 Å | 0 | ε - Te2; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [2] Arvhult 2018 | Table 4, p. 5, row 15; `ORC-MO2QGJK6JJ.463926` |  |
| Lattice b | 0.588 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [6] Shi 2019; _cites Prabhu 1990_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02841706) | Table 2, p. 3, row 9; `ORC-KS6MSBQ5NN.ee4045` |  |
| Lattice b | 4.44 Å | 298.15 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [4] Bennoui 2022; _cites Ohmasa 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1143/jpsj.64.4766) | Table 1, p. 3, row 22; `ORC-WWYRHZJUXS.723356` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.957 Å | 0 | (Te); _(Te): Te 1_ | DFT | [1] Ghamri 2013 | Table 1, p. 2, row 9; `ORC-R27ITJQCML.c9e5ff` |  |
| Lattice c | 4.39 Å | 0 | HCP_A3-Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [3] Arvhult 2019 | Table 5, p. 7, row 5; `ORC-24NZC5MNYY.9301a8` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.961 Å | 0 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [4] Bennoui 2022 | Table 1, p. 3, row 23; `ORC-2TJ7QLAKLV.aef67f` |  |
| Lattice c | 3.115 Å | 0 | ε - Te2; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [2] Arvhult 2018 | Table 4, p. 5, row 15; `ORC-MO2QGJK6JJ.7a2a67` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.905 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [5] Zhou 2024; _cites Bradley 1924_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1080/14786442408634511) | Table 1, p. 2, row 3; `ORC-B6J3BXLPJP.b27e59` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.921 Å | 298.15 | (Te); _(Te): Te 1_ | experimental | [1] Ghamri 2013; _cites Adenis 1989_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270188014453) | Table 1, p. 2, row 8; `ORC-TBWNWKDUSP.5a6fd1` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.919 Å | 298.15 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [3] Arvhult 2019; _cites Adenis 1989_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108270188014453) | Table 1, p. 3, row 11; `ORC-7QL7HRWDMW.f9bc8b` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.9264 Å | 298.15 | Te; _Te: Te 1_ | model | [7] Thi 2015; _cites Massalski 1990_ | Table 2, p. 4, row 11; `ORC-DIG7XMKEQL.ecb29d` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.92 Å | 298.15 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [4] Bennoui 2022; _cites Ohmasa 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1143/jpsj.64.4766) | Table 1, p. 3, row 22; `ORC-WWYRHZJUXS.226a89` |  |
| Lattice c | 5.93 Å | 298.15 | hex(Te); _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [8] Cui 2023; _cites Cherin 1967_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1107/s0365110x6700341x) | Table 1, p. 2, row 6; `ORC-4TRLPVSQ75.6eb2ce` |  |
| lattice c a | 1.3289 not_printed | 298.15 | Te; _Te: Te 1_ | model | [7] Thi 2015; _cites Massalski 1990_ | Table 2, p. 4, row 11; `ORC-DIG7XMKEQL.7ab13f` |  |
| lattice v | 34.8087 Å3/atom | 0 | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | DFT | [9] Guo 2015 | Table I, p. 3, row 3; `ORC-QOLEFFN237` |  |
| lattice v | 33.6897 Å3/atom |  | Te; _alloy: Te 1_ | experimental | [9] Guo 2015; _cites Ohmasa 1995_ [doi](https://doi.org/10.1143/jpsj.64.4766) | Table I, p. 3, row 4; `ORC-T7KEYXYTJR` |  |

## Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

1. H. Ghamri, A. Belgacem-Bouzida, Y. Djaballah, A. Hidoussi, Thermodynamic assessment of the Ho–Te system supported by ab initio calculations, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 552, 387-391 (2013). [doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.11.084](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.11.084)
2. C.-M. Arvhult, C. Guéneau, S. Gossé, M. Selleby, Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe-Te system. Part II: Thermodynamic modeling, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 767, 883-893 (2018). [doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.051](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.051)
3. Carl-Magnus Arvhult, Christine Guéneau, Stéphane Gossé, Malin Selleby, Thermodynamic assessment of the Ni–Te system, J Mater Sci 54, 11304-11319 (2019). [doi:10.1007/s10853-019-03689-0](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03689-0)
4. S. Bennoui, Y. Djaballah, V. Vassiliev, A. Belgacem-Bouzida, Thermodynamic Study of Er-Bi and Er-Te Systems by Combination of First-Principles Calculations and the CALPHAD Method, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 43, 126-138 (2022). [doi:10.1007/s11669-022-00947-8](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-022-00947-8)
5. Jiaqiang Zhou, Jiong Wang, Biao Hu, Dongyu Cui, Thermodynamic Modeling of the Bi-Se and Bi-Te Binary Systems, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 45, 89-113 (2024). [doi:10.1007/s11669-024-01093-z](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-024-01093-z)
6. Chenying Shi, Biaobiao Yang, Biao Hu, Yong Du, Sheng Yao, Thermodynamic Description of the Al–X (X = S, Se, Te) Systems, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 40, 392-402 (2019). [doi:10.1007/s11669-019-00733-z](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-019-00733-z)
7. T.-N. Pham Thi, J.-C. Dumas, V. Bouineau, N. Dupin, C. Guéneau, S. Gossé et al., Thermodynamic assessment of the Cs–Te binary system, Calphad 48, 1-12 (2015). [doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2014.10.006](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2014.10.006)
8. Dongyu Cui, Jiong Wang, Jiaqiang Zhou, Thermodynamic Modeling of the Te-X (X = Gd, Dy, Ho) Binary Systems Combined with the First-Principles Method, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 44, 456-467 (2023). [doi:10.1007/s11669-023-01051-1](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-023-01051-1)
9. Cuiping Guo, Liang Huang, Changrong Li, Shunli Shang, Zhenmin Du, Thermodynamic Modeling of the Pt-Te and Pt-Sb-Te Systems, Journal of Elec Materi 44, 2638-2650 (2015). [doi:10.1007/s11664-015-3676-x](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3676-x)

## Please cite

- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569
- R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065

Also cite the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work); B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833 (CC BY 4.0), and the original assessment named in each file; A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0).

Version 1, machine-extracted: values were read by language-model readers constrained to quote their source and checked automatically, and the release was then audited on the printed pages by adversarial audits, an independent second review of fit-facing records and a preliminary human review of a frozen sample. Flags such as accepted and ESPEI-ready record screening results, not certification; known issues are listed in the release notes.

```bibtex
@misc{orchid_literature_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}

@misc{orchid_data_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}
```

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